Ford Halts Production and Shipment of Electric F-150 Lightning Pickup Due to Battery Failure

The Lightning logo on the side of an all-new Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck outside the Ford Motor World Headquarters in Dearborn, Mich., on April 26, 2022. Rebecca Cook/Reuters

Ford Motor Co. halted the production and shipment of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup after it discovered a potential battery failure during pre-delivery check up inspections.

The news of the suspension in deliveries of the automaker’s electric vehicle (EV) version of its classic pickup truck was first announced on Feb. 14 by Motor Authority.